https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 12:11:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2171608 Fri, 08 May 2015 07:18:03 +0000 ms.line 2171608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: @yellowbird: Mother's Day sucks when your mom is dead. Hugs to you both. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2171589 Fri, 08 May 2015 06:51:18 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2171589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She had to go out of town suddenly, so no. But I see her several times a week, so we'll do a makeup Mothers Day at some point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2171054 Thu, 07 May 2015 15:42:38 +0000 sapphire 2171054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not this year but I sent her flowers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2171043 Thu, 07 May 2015 15:33:34 +0000 HabesBabe 2171043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, she and I have had a very weird relationship the past 10 years or so. I see her every weekday, though, since she comes to watch the kids while I work. We won't send her a card or gift, either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2171034 Thu, 07 May 2015 15:26:47 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2171034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. She lives a few hours away. We will FaceTime though for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2170990 Thu, 07 May 2015 15:12:42 +0000 Boogs 2170990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Over the weekend I'll spend one day with my family and the next day with DH's parents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169947 Thu, 07 May 2015 07:36:55 +0000 artsyfartsy 2169947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I wish. She lives about 10 hours away. I've already sent her her gift though and I had a special card made with pictures of her and T on it. When I get it I'm going to stamp his handprint inside it and mail it to her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169793 Thu, 07 May 2015 01:30:56 +0000 Crystal 2169793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure yet. Infertility sucks, and I'm feeling a little raw at the moment. We currently have plans with my mother and MIL, but Well see what actually ends up happening. :shrug: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169787 Thu, 07 May 2015 01:08:14 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2169787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I live abroad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169781 Thu, 07 May 2015 00:43:19 +0000 erinpye 2169781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, she lives 3 hours away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169736 Wed, 06 May 2015 22:00:48 +0000 jedeve 2169736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169720 Wed, 06 May 2015 21:35:27 +0000 stargal 2169720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No and i wouls give anything in this world to see her, she passed away three years ago. Mothers day is one of the hardest days for me. I would love to spend thew day with her and pick out.the perfect gift.though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/3#post-2169690 Wed, 06 May 2015 21:03:43 +0000 jedeve 2169690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: I kinda agree. I mean, yeah, mom still does so much for me! But sometimes in the early years, the thought of having a nice Mother's Day is what gets me through. That sounds ridiculous, but there you have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169687 Wed, 06 May 2015 21:02:19 +0000 jedeve 2169687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, she lives across country. We spent last Mother's Day together!</p> <p>I will see my MiL though. DH has a work thing in the town they live in the night before so we are going to stay the weekend up there. Definitely not what I had pictured, but that's life as a mom, haha! I don't think anyone should feel bad about wanting a day to be about them. I feel like we always push moms down and make them feel guilty about working/not doing everything "right"/being selfish if they do anything for themselves. And then the one day a year you are supposed to be thanked, it's selfish to want that?? </p> <p>On the other hand, I do think we should go see MIL. I would be sad if my boys lived an hour away and I never got to see them on Mother's Day when they are grown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169631 Wed, 06 May 2015 20:18:48 +0000 cookiemomster 2169631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm one of the horrible selfish people that wants my first Mother's Day to be about me and our little family. Just spent a week with MIL and my mom already has her gift, so I don't feel the least bit guilty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169493 Wed, 06 May 2015 18:07:19 +0000 wonderstruck 2169493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's the first Mother's Day since my grandma died, so I'm going to the cemetery with her while DH takes his mom out for breakfast with the boys. The majority of the day will be about what I want to do though - luckily both of our moms totally agree that Mother's Day is mainly about those who are in the active mothering years. Not that you stop being a mom when your kids move out, but it's just a very different role when they're still little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169443 Wed, 06 May 2015 17:33:21 +0000 HLK208 2169443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169425 Wed, 06 May 2015 17:13:39 +0000 Tanjowen 2169425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We all live near each other and I want to see her to celebrate. ..we had a rough patch a few years ago when sibling work schedules got crazy and we had to change lunch to an afternoon dessert get together - my mom isn't thrilled with the change and sulked but seems to have come around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169384 Wed, 06 May 2015 16:39:41 +0000 MaryM 2169384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but only because she lives a couple hours away and we have plans with MIL (I'd much rather see my mom). But I'll see her the next week when she comes up for my graduation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169380 Wed, 06 May 2015 16:37:17 +0000 AprilFool 2169380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but trying to please everyone has taken some effort this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169360 Wed, 06 May 2015 16:27:53 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2169360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope - my mother's in Canada and I'm in Australia! We'll probably FaceTime or something. But in general we aren't really celebrators of many holidays - we routinely forget mother's day, father's day, easter, you name it. We all spent so much time away from each other while my sister and I were growing up, we just enjoy the time we get together and don't worry about making it about a holiday (last year we had turkey and presents on January 11th cause no one could be bothered to cook on Christmas and we mostly forgot to buy things for each other). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169163 Wed, 06 May 2015 15:03:58 +0000 Mae 2169163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of. We'll see her saturday. But not really for mother's day. She asked if she could come down and hang out with my kid for a few hours because she was missing her and said DH and I could leave and go to a movie if we wanted to. (&lt;-- hell yes). </p> <p>The only problem is that we already had plans to see her the next weekend so I thought I had until then to get her a mother's day gift but now I've got 3 days to figure it out lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169143 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:54:30 +0000 avivoca 2169143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll see her at church. We won't be doing lunch because H always falls asleep in the car after 5 minutes (church is right during her normal lunch/naptime). Then we will be going out to dinner as a family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169141 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:54:18 +0000 Mrs. Train 2169141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, my in laws are coming up for the weekend and my mom lives next door. We are going to see a play Saturday with the whole family and all going to brunch on Sunday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169134 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:49:21 +0000 Cherrybee 2169134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mothers day was a few weeks back here. This year and lasy, we visited my mum and MIL on the Saturday - we took cards and flowers - then the Sunday was a lovely family day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169025 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:06:51 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2169025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. She doesn't live nearby. :( </p> <p>MIL lives nearby but will be out of town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2169020 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:02:50 +0000 autumnleaves 2169020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going to be visiting my ILs and also my brother, SIL, and family. It's a 12 plus hour road trip for us but we'll be visiting for a week. I brought my mom flowers a few weeks ago and am taking her a card tomorrow. She's in declining health so she doesn't like to eat any more or go out or visit outside of her room so I kept it simple with flowers and a card this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2168977 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:28:00 +0000 ShootingStar 2168977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my mom lives a few hours away and I'll see her around Memorial Day. Honestly it was never a big deal in my family, both as a kid and as an adult. Growing up we probably went out to eat, but I don't have strong memories of it. </p> <p>As a mom now, I look at it as "my day" to celebrate having my son and as a thank you for all the work I do as a mom. That's not to say my mom does nothing, but it's a totally different ballgame to be the mom of an adult than it is to be the mom of a toddler. I'll call my mom and I sent her a card and we'll call it a day. If we lived closer I'd make more of an effort, but it's not like I'd ever feel like I need to go visit them for mother's day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2168976 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:26:59 +0000 travelgirl1 2168976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, all our family live overseas. Plus, British Mother's Day was over a month ago, so we already did the appreciating my mum and MIL thing with cards etc back then. It means that for us, the North American Mother's Day literally is all about me :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-going-to-see-your-mom-on-mothers-day/page/2#post-2168972 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:20:53 +0000 anonysquire 2168972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, of course. My mom had to put up with me for 26 years, I love any day I get to celebrate her. She's a gem. I wouldn't have it any other way. Celebrate being a mom and having the best mom with my mom. </p>